What a beautiful white lotus

The car stopped on the side of the road, Zhou Hongyu yelled: "I'll take a pee!" After saying that, he got out of the car as if fleeing.The driver also ran to the other side to relieve himself, so only Ye Rongqiu and Heigou were left in the car.

The car has been driving for half a day, and Zhou Hongyu is almost suffocated, not by urine, but by the two people in the back seat.Since the two got into the car, they haven't spoken a word between them.Zhou Hongyu tried to adjust the atmosphere, and kept looking for topics to throw burdens, but the two people didn't support him, and they responded to the last ten sentences he said.After a long time, Zhou Hongyu's own voice echoed in his ears. He looked back from the rearview mirror, and the two guys behind him looked out of the window in a daze. Like a fool.Later he stopped talking, and the atmosphere in the car became even more dull without talking, and the dullness made people nervous. He was not the only one who felt the tension. He found that the driver's forehead was also sweating, so he hurriedly called out. Pull over to the side of the road to catch your breath.

When Zhou Hongyu and the driver got out of the car, only Heigou and Ye Rongqiu were left in the car.Ye Rongqiu breathed a sigh of relief: In fact, he wanted to talk to the black dog a long time ago, but he was too embarrassed to say something in front of Zhou Hongyu.

Ye Rongqiu said to the black dog: "I'm getting married soon."

The black dog glanced at him: "Huh?"

Ye Rongqiu looked out of the car and saw that Zhou Hongyu and the driver were far away from the car. He probably couldn't hear them talking, so he retreated into the car and whispered, "But I don't want to get married."

"Oh." The black dog nodded and said bluntly, "Then it won't end."

A few "but" words came to his lips, but Ye Rongqiu swallowed them down again.He suddenly felt very happy.For so many days, he has been waiting for this sentence, and he wants someone to say it according to his heart, but when the black dog is not around, he knows that it is useless to talk to anyone about it, even his father who has been doting on him all the time. He and his brother hoped to do their best to facilitate this marriage.The black dog not only said what made him happy, but also said it from the black dog's mouth, which made him even happier.

The black dog looked at him inexplicably: "What are you laughing at?"

If there is a mirror at this time, Ye Rongqiu will find that the corners of his eyes and brows are full of smiles.He quickly shook his head pretending to be serious, to show that he was not so frivolous: "No."

The black dog curled his lips: "You don't know how to be blessed when you are born in a blessing, labor and management don't want a daughter-in-law yet."

Ye Rongqiu asked happily: "Is there no one willing?"

The black dog glanced at him: "What? Are you willing to be my daughter-in-law?"

Ye Rongqiu snorted, but he was not angry, and said with a smile: "What's so good about getting married? If it wasn't for their urging, it's okay if I don't get married for the rest of my life." Are we doing something at home?"

The black dog seemed to lack interest: "Let's take you out of Anqing in a good way first."

Ye Rongqiu froze for a moment.He knew that Heigou followed him because he was worried about what troubles he would encounter in Anqing, but he was not happy about it, because what Heigou said meant that he would leave Anqing after taking him away.He was getting angry gradually, if the black dog didn't like him, then don't provoke him; since he was worried that he cared about him, why didn't he stay?Coming and going, could it be that he was playing with him?

Ye Rongqiu wanted to say angrily, "If anyone wants you to protect him, you can leave if you don't want to do it", but he was afraid that he would really tell the black dog away. To express his dissatisfaction, he could only snort heavily.The black dog gave him a funny look, thought for a while, reached out and stroked his hair, then withdrew his hand and continued to look at the scenery outside the window.

When Zhou Hongyu returned to the car, he found that Ye Rongqiu and Heigou were still staring at the scenery outside the window in a daze, as if they hadn't spoken at all when he and the driver left just now.No, they should have talked, and there seemed to be an argument, because the atmosphere was only more oppressive than before.

So in the second half of the car, in order to make himself feel better, Zhou Hongyu resolutely assumed that the two people behind him did not exist, and talked with the driver about the stars and the moon, from poetry and songs to the philosophy of life, which at least enliven the atmosphere in the car .

They only arrived in Anqing that night, and they had already missed the time for dinner. Zhou Hongyu couldn't ask those bureaucrats out in the middle of the night to talk about the matter, so he had to find a place to stay and start work tomorrow.In order to give Ye Rongqiu and Hei Gou a chance to resolve their misunderstanding, when he arranged the residence, he deliberately let Hei Gou and Ye Rongqiu live in the next room. The balcony of the two rooms faces the same direction, and they can chat face to face as long as they go to the balcony.

In the evening, after Ye Rongqiu took a shower, he changed into a clean shirt, wiped his wet hair with a towel, and went to the balcony to enjoy the cool.The weather at the end of May is the most comfortable time. The cold spring has passed, but the summer dryness has not yet come. The gentle breeze at night makes people very comfortable.

When Ye Rongqiu walked to the balcony, the black dog was already standing on the balcony next to him. He was smoking a cigarette with a cigarette in his hand. Ye Rongqiu looked down and saw two cigarette butts at his feet. He couldn't help frowning: " You are really addicted to smoking."

The black dog froze for a moment, then suddenly became very surprised.He looked down at the cigarette in his hand, his expression gradually became strange.Because of past experience, he loathes and avoids addictive things.He thought that he was not addicted to cigarettes, and that cigarettes could not bring him any happiness or comfort. He just smoked in his free time so that he could have something to do.However, I don't know when he didn't smoke a cigarette when he was free, and he felt that something was missing.

The black dog was told by Ye Rongqiu, at first he felt terrified, and gradually he felt ridiculous.He originally wanted to deny that he was not addicted to cigarettes, but what is it if it is not addicted to cigarettes?Some addictions are as strong as white powder, while others are tricky and long-lasting.These addictions are not necessarily drug gambling and other traumatic ones. In fact, many habits are also a kind of addiction. For example, he is used to using indifference as a protective color, for example, he is used to self-defeating, for example, he is used to hiding in the dark. He thought he was soberly laughing at the ups and downs of other people's desires, which gave him an indescribable pleasure.These are actually addictions, and he is at a loss when he moves.

Ye Rongqiu watched the black dog's expression change from surprise to bewilderment, and finally shook his head and sighed as if mocking himself, but he didn't know what was going on in his heart, and whispered: "What did I say wrong again?"

"No." The black dog thought for a while, and stretched out his long arms, but the distance between him and Ye Rongqiu was too far, and he couldn't reach it, so he smiled and said, "Eldest nephew, move your head closer." Yo, let me touch it."

Ye Rongqiu was dissatisfied: "Do you treat me like a cat or a dog?"

The black dog laughed loudly, and just when Ye Rongqiu was about to move his palm, the black dog took his hand back.Ye Rongqiu's face suddenly became hot, feeling that he was so stupid, he pretended to carelessly touched his forehead, and cast his gaze into the distance.

The black dog said: "Yeah, you really look like a cat." But Xiaohua is E Niang's cat, Ye Rongqiu is his cat, and it suits him better than Xiaohua, so he wants to tease this cat from time to time. The kitten showed its paws and scratched itself twice to feel comfortable.

Ye Rongqiu snorted: "You are the cat. No, you are the dog."

The black dog suddenly remembered something, opened his arms towards him, and called out with a smirk, "Meow."

Ye Rongqiu was taken aback, and immediately remembered the night when he threw himself into his arms.His face burned instantly, and he turned his head pretending not to know why, looking at the distant scenery.The black dog laughed uncontrollably, then retracted his arms, looked into the distance, and lit another cigarette resignedly.

There is no one on the road at night, but there are troops patrolling.A patrolling army passed by downstairs. The officer in charge suddenly turned around and counted the number of people, and then asked, "Why is there one person missing? Who is missing? Where is Wang Shuan?"

The team stopped, and the soldiers looked at each other, but no one said anything.The officer walked up to one of them and kicked him out of the team: "I'm asking you, Wang Shuan is walking beside you, what about the others?"

The man clutched his stomach and said, "Report, he...he went to pee just now, and then...he never came back."

"Damn it, you shouldn't be running away!" The officer scolded, walked back and forth irritably for two steps, suddenly looked up, and saw the black dog and Ye Rongqiu standing upstairs.He was furious, pulled out his gun and shook it: "What are you looking at, you don't sleep in the middle of the night, what are you doing? Japanese spies?"

The black dog snuffed out the cigarette butt in his hand, and smiled at the officer leading the team: "Sleep, good night, military master." He turned and walked into the house, and said to Ye Rongqiu: "Go to bed early."

Ye Rongqiu responded, and quickly shrank his head and went back to the house: "You also have a good rest."

After entering the house, they could still hear the officer downstairs screaming and cursing angrily: "Damn it, what the hell! Liu Wen, go find it for me, and bring it back if you find it. If he dares to run away, he will be shot on the spot!" !"

Early the next morning, Zhou Hongyu took Ye Rongqiu Heigou and two men who were in charge of affairs in Anqing to meet the local officials.It can be seen that the situation in Anqing is already very tense. There are troops coming and going on the street from time to time, some roads have been blocked, and the number of guards outside the yamen has increased several times.

Zhou Hongyu was in a hurry to get things done and go back, so he was very hospitable, giving gifts and compliments, even the guards outside the door gave him generous gifts.He also set up a banquet for relevant officials to eat.His courteous attitude made those people see his impatience, so the lion opened his mouth wide, and with one mouth, [-]% of the [-]% was needed.No matter how anxious Zhou Hongyu was, he would never accept such a condition. What's more, the Zhou family is short of cash. This batch of goods can be said to be very important, but those officials insisted on this price and refused to let go, so the first day of negotiations ended with It's over.

Zhou Hongyu originally wanted to make a quick decision, and he could go back the same day after negotiating the matter in one day, but the other party's low price made his idea shattered, so he could only continue to delay in Anqing.If it was in the past, the other party would never have dared to do this. The Zhou family also had some intertwined relationships in various aspects. The person in charge of Anqing dared to do this unless he did not want to eat his official salary.But now these people know that they won't be able to sit in this position for a few days, and when the Japanese call over, they will immediately pack up and leave, so they have no scruples, and they insist on making a fortune, depending on who will stand up first, they or Zhou Hongyu Can't live.

It took a few days like this, Zhou Hongyu endured his temper and worked his way up the relationship layer by layer, exhausted all means of coercion and inducement, and finally let the other party let go of [-]%, and everyone split the bill [-]-[-].

This afternoon Zhou Hongyu finally settled everything, came out of the yamen, saw Ye Rongqiu and Heigou waiting outside, before he could say anything, his feet gave way and almost fell off.Heigou and Ye Rongqiu hurriedly stepped forward to support him, and he waved his hands wearily: "No, I'm exhausted, help me into the car, I'll go back to sleep first. Go and inform everyone, get ready, and we will be ready tomorrow morning Return to Yichang."

Two people helped him into the car, and he said: "You are also tired these days, go back to rest early after finishing your work. It's finally over, I don't want to stay in this damn place for a day."

After sending Zhou Hongyu away, Ye Rongqiu took the black dog to fix all the joints before going back to the hotel.Ye Rongqiu is also very tired these days. He put down his airs and dealt with people with a face, talked about people when he saw people, and talked nonsense when he saw people. What is it like.But after dinner, he lay down on the bed but didn't want to sleep, his mind was full of worries.

Ye Rongqiu was upset, so he went to knock on the door of Heigou's room.The black dog wasn't asleep either, Ye Rongqiu opened the door just after knocking on it.

Ye Rongqiu said: "Can you talk to me?"

The black dog closed the door: "The room is too stuffy, let's go for a walk."

So the two left the hotel and went for a walk outside.

Because their goods had been detained at the wharf before, they lived very close to the riverside. After turning two streets, the riverbank appeared in front of them.Because I heard that there are already traces of the Japanese on the opposite side, there are troops stationed by the river, and they cannot approach.However, as they walked upstream along the river bank, there was no defense.Because the river bank was far away and the current was very fast, they felt that the Japanese could not land there, and the defense line could not be stretched so long.

The wind by the river is very strong, which makes people feel refreshed.The black dog wanted to take off his coat to Ye Rongqiu, Ye Rongqiu shook his head: "I'm not cold."

The two walked to the river beach, and Ye Rongqiu said as they walked, "I told you... I don't want to get married..."

"Huh?" The black dog looked at him.

Ye Rongqiu said: "I really don't want to get married... But things are very complicated. You can also see how the Zhou family treated me. Both my father and my brother want me to get married."

The black dog nodded: "Oh."

Ye Rongqiu glanced at him, and anxiously wanted to explain everything to him: "Shujuan also hopes to marry me, but she has no love for me...I have no love for her either! She just wants me to marry you." It can help her get out of her father's control, she wants to continue studying, but Uncle Zhou doesn't agree."

The black dog nodded again and said nothing.

Ye Rongqiu asked him: "What do you think I should do?"

The black dog said: "The boat will be straight when it reaches the bridge."

Ye Rongqiu was not satisfied with the answer, so he stopped and looked at him.

The black dog thought for a while, and then said: "It's okay to tie it, or not to tie it, you have to make up your own mind. In fact, no matter what you choose, you can live on. It's not about life or death." He smiled, " If it doesn’t work, you just cast dice.”

Ye Rongqiu asked him: "If you were me, how would you choose?"

The black dog smiled: "I don't know, I'm not you. But if you want me to say, it's best that you don't get married."

Ye Rongqiu rejoiced unconsciously: "Why?"

The black dog said: "You have ruined another good girl."

Ye Rongqiu glared at him angrily.

Ye Rongqiu sat down on a big rock, and said dejectedly: "Now it's the Republic of China. We should pay attention to the freedom of marriage. Why do we need the words of the parents and the matchmaker? I really don't want to follow the path of the feudal society, but I feel that I I can't be so capricious. A few days ago, I always wanted to get things done and go back quickly, but now I am willing to stay here for a few more days. As soon as I go back, Uncle Zhou will talk to my father about getting married. I I'm getting bored to death, I'd rather procrastinate, I have to make a decision as soon as I get back, or it will be too late."

The black dog lay down beside him, holding his head and looking at the stars in the sky.

After a while, Ye Rongqiu made a decision, clenched his fists and said, "As long as someone tells me, it's okay to not get married, and I won't get married!" He didn't know why he said this in front of the black dog, But he did have a vague expectation in his heart.Marriage is like a shackle to him, and he hopes that a hero will jump out, just like the time he saved him from Mr. Huang, and free him from the shackles.You don't need to analyze why for him, just tell him: don't get married!

But the black dog didn't say anything. He took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it with a match. However, the wind was too strong. .

At this time, they saw an old man walking along the river bank from a distance, holding a torch in his hand, he was a fisherman who came to inspect the fishing boat.The black dog got up from the ground, rubbed Ye Rongqiu's head vigorously, and said: "Nephew, stop thinking about it, go back and ask your father. I'll borrow a fire." Then he walked towards the old man.

The black dog had just taken two steps, when suddenly there was a whooping sound, the old man's body trembled suddenly, and then he fell limply.

Both Heigou and Ye Rongqiu were stunned.The wind whistled in their ears, they didn't hear the sound clearly, and they didn't know what happened.

Immediately afterwards, there was another sound similar to the one just now, and the black dog heard a sharp piercing sound, and something flew past his ear.He finally realized what it was, turned around and rushed over, vigorously threw Ye Rongqiu who was still sitting in a daze to the ground, and pressed him to hide behind the big rock he was sitting on just now.

Ye Rongqiu was in excruciating pain from the stones beneath him, and he struggled to ask, "What's wrong? What happened?"

The black dog pressed him tightly to prevent him from moving, wishing to rub him into the stone pile, and said with a pale face, "Someone shot. The Japanese, the Japanese are coming across the river!"